My aim is to make the robot communicate using protocol 802.15.4 through a USB dongle 802.15.4 over 6LoWPAN.
The robot has to be able to get information from TelosB.
I wonder whether this possibility ...

Sets 42010 and 42011 feature a pull-back motor. They have a very high torque for a very small numbers of turns, they then free-wheel.
I'm trying to find alternate usage for them. That is anything but ...

I have bought myself the technic set 9393 Tractor. I really like the model and I want to dig deeper into the Lego technic universe. I am not focused in building pre-designed models (although I enjoy ...

At one point, Lego didn't really support putting a stud into a Technic hole, stating that it caused too much stress on the bricks. And for a while, there were no sets where that's the case. However, ...

My daughter got the LEGO Technic - Service Truck set. When we looked at the instructions, we saw a different notation on parts.
eg: the beams (cross beam) it has number 5 in white circle. what does ...

working on Lego Technic; Recovery truck.
Reached Step 27(book 1)....fixing the rope spool. and found that the white gear wheel is not fitting in. i.e., i have the white gear fixed on the shaft with ...

I need a mechanism so that if a (NXT) motor rotates forward, it moves one gear, but the other stays still, but if it rotates backward, the first gear does not move, but the second one does.
I found ...

Just finished building the 4x4 Crawler and it was a fun build but as a remote control car it is . . . in a word . . . SLOW! I know it's powerful and can climb over stuff but sometimes there is nothing ...

Are there any common patterns for making a 6x6 (or bigger) LEGO board have a ability to rotate using technic with gears and such? Has to be without the help of the existing 2x2 lego part that rotates, ...

I am been using LDD (Lego Digital Designer) for my latest NXT project and noticed a major delay in building and making instructions for my Projects (My Mindstorm projects contain well over 500 pieces) ...

I am using Lego in the classroom to introduce students to geared machines.
As part of this I am asking them to design a winch, using a small 1.5V DC motor and a collection of the common Lego gears, ...

I've been using Lego Digital Designer to recreate a few models I've built in real life. One model in particular uses many Technic axles which need to be inserted fully into other Technic bricks (like ...